Fernando Garza's firm wishes to use factor rating to help select an outsourcing provider of logistics services. a) With weights from 1 - 5 (5 being the highest) and ratings from 1 100 (100 being the highest), use the following table to help Garza make his decision. In the following table, compute the weighted average score for each of the three companies (enter your responses rounded to one decimal place). Weight Overnight Criterion Quality (W) Shipping Worldwide Delivery United Freight 5 88 80 72 Delivery Cost 3 71 90 72 2 71 85 97 Weighted average score:

Fernando Garza's firm wishes to use factor rating to help select an outsourcing provider of logistics services. a) With weights from 1 - 5 (5 being the highest) and ratings from 1 100 (100 being the highest), use the following table to help Garza make his decision. In the following table, compute the weighted average score for each of the three companies (enter your responses rounded to one decimal place). Weight Overnight Criterion Quality (W) Shipping Worldwide Delivery United Freight 5 88 80 72 Delivery Cost 3 71 90 72 2 71 85 97 Weighted average score:

Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781305627734

Author:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Publisher:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Chapter3: Data Visualization

Section: Chapter Questions

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